Pellston’s Ethan Hickman was voted by readers as the Cheboygan-area baseball player who will have the best 2026 season following a poll that opened on Monday and closed on Thursday, April 16
Hickman won the poll by capturing 26.66 percent of the vote, which edged out Inland Lakes’ Andre Bradford, who was second with 25.11 of the vote.

Here’s were the candidates:
Nolan Schley, Cheboygan
Charlie Godfrey, Cheboygan
Josh Clark, Cheboygan
Brody McGovern, Cheboygan
Michael Laway, Cheboygan
Ty Kolly, Inland Lakes
Cash DePauw, Inland Lakes
James Layman, Inland Lakes
Wyatt Hanel, Inland Lakes
Andre Bradford, Inland Lakes
Braylon Currie, Mackinaw City
Tyler Hingston, Mackinaw City
Ben Strittmatter, Mackinaw City
Knox Wilson, Mackinaw City
Andrew Gulley, Onaway
Zach Schmoldt, Onaway
Casey Kindt, Onaway
Brett Bonter, Pellston
Sam O’Neil, Pellston
Ethan Hickman, Pellston
Josh Ferraiuolo, NMCA
Jeremiah Tucker, NMCA
Trey Fosmore, NMCA
Contact sports editor Jared Greenleaf at jgreenleaf@gannett.com. Follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter @sportsCDT
This article originally appeared on Cheboygan Daily Tribune: Hickman voted Cheboygan area’s high school baseball preseason MVP
Reporting by Jared Greenleaf, Cheboygan Daily Tribune / Cheboygan Daily Tribune
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